Information processing system to execute a particular workflow in response to receiving mail

Abstract

An information processing system includes a terminal and an information processing apparatus. The terminal transmits a mail. The information processing apparatus receives the mail. The receiving of the mail is to be a trigger to execute a job. The information processing apparatus performs verification of the mail based on customer information associated with a source address of the mail. The information processing apparatus determines whether to execute the job based on a result of the verification.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An information processing system, comprising:
 a terminal configured to transmit a mail; and 
 an information processing apparatus configured to
 receive the mail, the receiving of the mail being a trigger to execute a particular workflow, 
 perform a verification process on the received mail, based on customer information associated with a source address of the mail, 
 acquire, based on a destination address of the received mail, the particular workflow identifier identifying a particular workflow, 
 when the received mail is verified by the verification process, execute the particular workflow identified by the acquired particular workflow identifier, 
 acquire the customer information associated with the source address of the mail, 
 verify whether transmission of the mail, which is another trigger to execute the particular workflow, is performed by an authorized customer, and 
 
 receive the mail having the destination address, the destination address including the particular workflow identifier and a customer identifier. 
 
     
     
       2. The information processing system according to  claim 1 , wherein the information processing apparatus is further configured to
 determine, in performing the verification process of the received mail, whether the customer information associated with the source address of the mail matches customer information associated with a destination address of the mail, and 
 determine to execute the particular workflow, when the determination indicates that the customer information associated with the source address of the mail matches the customer information associated with the destination address of the mail. 
 
     
     
       3. The information processing system according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the information processing apparatus is further configured to determine not to execute the particular workflow, when the determination indicates that the customer information associated with the source address of the mail does not match the customer information associated with the destination address of the mail. 
 
     
     
       4. The information processing system according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the information processing apparatus is further configured to transmit an error mail notifying an error, when the determination indicates that the customer information associated with the source address of the mail does not match the customer information associated with the destination address of the mail. 
 
     
     
       5. The information processing system according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein the information processing apparatus is further configured to transmit, to a mail address of an administrator, the error mail notifying the administrator of the error, when frequency of receiving a mail having mismatched customer information satisfies a predetermined condition, the mail having mismatched customer information being a mail of which the customer information associated with the source address does not match the customer information associated with the destination address. 
 
     
     
       6. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
 circuitry configured to
 receive a mail, the receiving of the mail being a trigger to execute a particular workflow, 
 perform a verification process on the received mail, based on customer information associated with a source address of the mail, 
 acquire, based on a destination address of the received mail, the particular workflow identifier identifying a particular workflow, 
 when the received mail is verified by the verification process, execute the particular workflow identified by the acquired particular workflow identifier, 
 acquire the customer information associated with the source address of the mail, 
 verify whether transmission of the mail, which is another trigger to execute the particular workflow, is performed by an authorized customer, and 
 receive the mail having the destination address, the destination address including the particular workflow identifier and a customer identifier. 
 
 
     
     
       7. An information processing method, comprising:
 receiving a mail, the receiving of the mail being a trigger to execute a particular workflow; 
 performing a verification process on the received mail, based on customer information associated with a source address of the mail; 
 acquiring, based on a destination address of the received mail, the particular workflow identifier identifying a particular workflow; 
 when the received mail is verified by the verification process, executing the particular workflow identified by the acquired particular workflow identifier; 
 acquiring the customer information associated with the source address of the mail; 
 verifying whether transmission of the mail, which is another trigger to execute the particular workflow, is performed by an authorized customer; and 
 receiving the mail having the destination address, the destination address including the particular workflow identifier and a customer identifier.